If you HAD TO be a different temperment

**BobbitSneazer** · 03-13-2010, 03:30 PM

Most of us INTJs have a vivid imagination and can imagine all the possibilities, but there is one thing that is just unthinkable! Not being an NT! If your brain can even go there, which temperment would you choose if you had to be a different one?

For myself, I really don't want to be an F, but I just can't fathom giving up my N. Therefore I would choose:
NF
followed by SP (eeek)
followed by SJ (eeek times infinity. Not having a mind of your own is tragic.)

How does everyone else feel? I have a feeling many of you will feel similarly, but I would still like to know, and would also like to know your reasons why.

**Latro** · 03-13-2010, 03:41 PM

I don't know if I am S or N (and so I don't know if I am NT or SP), but I wouldn't mind being NF.

By the way, all this rap that SPs and especially SJs get is really getting out of hand. Someone that actually knows their stuff ought to make a thread to correct some really bad misconceptions.

**BobbitSneazer** · 03-13-2010, 03:52 PM

My comments are admitted exaggerations, and were merely generalities and not particulars, and are not meant to offend.

**True Rune** · 03-13-2010, 04:00 PM

Uh, ISTP for sure. They're like honorary N's anyway. So, what's the deal with this exercise?

**azelismia** · 03-13-2010, 04:12 PM

SJ probably. I would think S types have a lot more capacity to be happy or at least not depressive. ESJ especially. if you don't have N you're not as likely to sit around imagining dark things. you move past that. it would be a blessing. If you don't have a mind of your own at least you don't know it, so there is no real loss.

**Takeru** · 03-13-2010, 04:12 PM

	Originally Posted by Latro To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	I don't know if I am S or N (and so I don't know if I am NT or SP), but I wouldn't mind being NF. By the way, all this rap that SPs and especially SJs get is really getting out of hand. Someone that actually knows their stuff ought to make a thread to correct some really bad misconceptions.

There is always a bad rap if you aren't an NT in this forum so... I won't get into that. I wouldn't mind certain SP and SJ types really.

Probably the types I like most/wouldn't mind having a different temperament to would be IXFP, IXTP, and ENXP.

Considering I've thought I may have been an NF (maybe still am) this would be NT or SP types.

**True Rune** · 03-13-2010, 04:15 PM

	Originally Posted by azelismia To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	SJ probably. I would think S types have a lot more capacity to be happy or at least not depressive. ESJ especially. if you don't have N you're not as likely to sit around imagining dark things. you move past that. it would be a blessing. If you don't have a mind of your own at least you don't know it, so there is no real loss.

They're running a race kind of, and always compare themselves to others. Everyone has their troubles.

**azelismia** · 03-13-2010, 04:18 PM

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	They're running a race kind of, and always compare themselves to others. Everyone has their troubles.

sure but I'd rather have that then the insecurity of the SP or the weepy alienated tendencies of the NF.

remember this is if you had to choose a different type.

**Anhedonic Lake** · 03-13-2010, 04:21 PM

Oh I'd love to be an E. "Socrates dissatisfied" ect can rot,ignorance is bliss.

**Takeru** · 03-13-2010, 04:24 PM

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	sure but I'd rather have that then the insecurity of the SP or the weepy alienated tendencies of the NF. remember this is if you had to choose a different type.

You say insecurity of the SP type Aze. But when I look at ISXP types, I see them as one of the more independent types.

**True Rune** · 03-13-2010, 04:55 PM

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	sure but I'd rather have that then the insecurity of the SP or the weepy alienated tendencies of the NF. remember this is if you had to choose a different type.

Right. Disassociation. Wanting to be SJ is like hating yourself as a NT in my eyes. :P

**azelismia** · 03-13-2010, 05:03 PM

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	Right. Disassociation. Wanting to be SJ is like hating yourself as a NT in my eyes. :P

don't be so black and white about it! I definitely don't hate myself but I think it's a big weakness that N types have (and deal with differently from T to F) and it's one you can't get around other than by being a different type or lobotomy. If I could change that about myself I absolutely would, but it isn't the end all be all defining characteristic of NT.

**Night Runner** · 03-13-2010, 06:14 PM

My first choice would be ENTJ, but since no NT's are allowed, I'd bite the bullet and go straight for ESFP.
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No existential depression, and the life would go by pretty fast...

**Silverity** · 03-13-2010, 06:35 PM

Ack! No NT? Hm. I don't think I could live with myself if I became one of those squishy feelers... I think I'll be an ISTP!

**Amphorian** · 03-13-2010, 06:41 PM

I'd like to be an ISTP if I had to be different. If a Feeler though? Probably INFP.

**freeeekyyy** · 03-13-2010, 07:03 PM

SP without a doubt. As was stated earlier, ISTPs are practically NTs as they are.

**NoStoneUnturned** · 03-13-2010, 10:51 PM

ISTJ; they get things done.

If feeling type, ENFP. Although, I can easily make myself an ENFP if I really wanted to now; It's kindof my second type. (Though not perfectly natural)

**Allen3373** · 03-13-2010, 11:02 PM

Funnily, enough, I think an SJ as well. My (second) best friend is an ESTJ, and I admire many things about her.

**poetic intj** · 03-13-2010, 11:59 PM

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	Ack! No NT? Hm. I don't think I could live with myself if I became one of those squishy feelers... I think I'll be an ISTP!

*sigh* Comments like this make me want to throw away MBTI AND throw the baby out with the bath water.

I know you guys could claim that you're just joking, or being facetious, but comments like these are so rampant and common, they must be ingrained in people somehow.

"Feelers are just squishy or irrational." "P's are flighty and useless." "NT's are gods among men."

P.S. By the way Silverity, my comment is not aimed at you specifically. It's just a general rant against a practice which I feel helps to discredit MBTI. As it is, I already have a lot issues with type theory, and I don't need more reasons to abandon it.

P.P.S.

Yes, I have a habit of taking things waaaay too seriously, especially when they're not meant to be serious. I won't be surprised if that's the case here.

**Antares** · 03-14-2010, 12:49 AM

If we're only talking about changing temperaments, I really wouldn't mind being INFJ, ISTP or ISTJ. However, I think I'm the closest to ISTP. My N and J are quite weak, and my T is gradually weakening. I wonder if it's because I'm rounding out. If I had to choose a different type, however, ENTJ all the way. I really like myself the way I am though.
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Other than ENTJ, I can see myself as INFJ, INTP, ISTJ, ISTP

**Blse** · 03-14-2010, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by BobbitSneazer
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Most of us INTJs have a vivid imagination and can imagine all the possibilities, but there is one thing that is just unthinkable! Not being an NT! If your brain can even go there, which temperment would you choose if you had to be a different one?

For myself, I really don't want to be an F, but I just can't fathom giving up my N. Therefore I would choose:
NF
followed by SP (eeek)
followed by SJ (eeek times infinity. Not having a mind of your own is tragic.)

How does everyone else feel? I have a feeling many of you will feel similarly, but I would still like to know, and would also like to know your reasons why.

SJ is still better than SP. I'll take rigid-but-trustworthy and loyal over flaky and non-committal any day.

**Elfrun** · 03-14-2010, 01:22 AM

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	SJ is still better than SP. I'll take rigid-but-trustworthy and loyal over flaky and non-committal any day.

Your Te is showing!
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With the exception of ESFJs who seem to have a blast, SPs know how to have fun in a way SJs can't. Seeing as fun is one of the most important things in life [fact] I'd totally change to SP if'n I could. WOOHOO!

**True Rune** · 03-14-2010, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by poetic intj
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*sigh* Comments like this make me want to throw away MBTI AND throw the baby out with the bath water.

I know you guys could claim that you're just joking, or being facetious, but comments like these are so rampant and common, they must be ingrained in people somehow.

"Feelers are just squishy or irrational." "P's are flighty and useless." "NT's are gods among men."

P.S. By the way Silverity, my comment is not aimed at you specifically. It's just a general rant against a practice which I feel helps to discredit MBTI. As it is, I already have a lot issues with type theory, and I don't need more reasons to abandon it.

P.P.S.

Yes, I have a habit of taking things waaaay too seriously, especially when they're not meant to be serious. I won't be surprised if that's the case here.

F TYPE. :P
ISTP is kind of a cop out for this game.

**Nikita** · 03-14-2010, 01:26 AM

Going by Keirsey Temperaments, I'd go with SP, specifically ESTP. Just type in general, I'd go with ENTP (I'm close to it already, and I sometimes question whether I'm INTP or ENTP, so I'd choose one or the other, as a general rule). The only other NT type I'd choose is ENTJ.

**True Rune** · 03-14-2010, 01:28 AM

I practically already am an INTP, so ENTP sounds good. If I had to be a guardian I'd be ESTJ.. just to see what it's like. As balanced as I am in the 4th dichotomy I am just as opposed in the 1st.

03-13-2010, 03:30 PM	#1
BobbitSneazer Member [05%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 237	Most of us INTJs have a vivid imagination and can imagine all the possibilities, but there is one thing that is just unthinkable! Not being an NT! If your brain can even go there, which temperment would you choose if you had to be a different one? For myself, I really don't want to be an F, but I just can't fathom giving up my N. Therefore I would choose: NF followed by SP (eeek) followed by SJ (eeek times infinity. Not having a mind of your own is tragic.) How does everyone else feel? I have a feeling many of you will feel similarly, but I would still like to know, and would also like to know your reasons why.
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03-13-2010, 03:41 PM	#2
Latro Veteran Member [85%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,414	I don't know if I am S or N (and so I don't know if I am NT or SP), but I wouldn't mind being NF. By the way, all this rap that SPs and especially SJs get is really getting out of hand. Someone that actually knows their stuff ought to make a thread to correct some really bad misconceptions.
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03-13-2010, 03:52 PM	#3
BobbitSneazer Member [05%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 237	My comments are admitted exaggerations, and were merely generalities and not particulars, and are not meant to offend.
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03-13-2010, 04:00 PM	#4
True Rune Core Member [201%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,063	Uh, ISTP for sure. They're like honorary N's anyway. So, what's the deal with this exercise?
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03-13-2010, 04:12 PM	#5
azelismia Core Member [166%] MBTI: INTj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,657	SJ probably. I would think S types have a lot more capacity to be happy or at least not depressive. ESJ especially. if you don't have N you're not as likely to sit around imagining dark things. you move past that. it would be a blessing. If you don't have a mind of your own at least you don't know it, so there is no real loss.
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03-13-2010, 04:21 PM	#9
Anhedonic Lake Veteran Member [61%] MBTI: INfP Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,457	Oh I'd love to be an E. "Socrates dissatisfied" ect can rot,ignorance is bliss.
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03-13-2010, 06:14 PM	#13
Night Runner Core Member [148%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,931	My first choice would be ENTJ, but since no NT's are allowed, I'd bite the bullet and go straight for ESFP. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. No existential depression, and the life would go by pretty fast...
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03-13-2010, 06:35 PM	#14
Silverity Core Member [279%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,164	Ack! No NT? Hm. I don't think I could live with myself if I became one of those squishy feelers... I think I'll be an ISTP!
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03-13-2010, 06:41 PM	#15
Amphorian Core Member [311%] MBTI: ISTP Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12,457	I'd like to be an ISTP if I had to be different. If a Feeler though? Probably INFP.
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03-13-2010, 07:03 PM	#16
freeeekyyy Veteran Member [80%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,217	SP without a doubt. As was stated earlier, ISTPs are practically NTs as they are.
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03-13-2010, 10:51 PM	#17
NoStoneUnturned Banned MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,917	ISTJ; they get things done. If feeling type, ENFP. Although, I can easily make myself an ENFP if I really wanted to now; It's kindof my second type. (Though not perfectly natural)
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03-13-2010, 11:02 PM	#18
Allen3373 Member [05%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 236	Funnily, enough, I think an SJ as well. My (second) best friend is an ESTJ, and I admire many things about her.
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03-14-2010, 12:49 AM	#20
Antares Core Member [175%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,029	If we're only talking about changing temperaments, I really wouldn't mind being INFJ, ISTP or ISTJ. However, I think I'm the closest to ISTP. My N and J are quite weak, and my T is gradually weakening. I wonder if it's because I'm rounding out. If I had to choose a different type, however, ENTJ all the way. I really like myself the way I am though. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Other than ENTJ, I can see myself as INFJ, INTP, ISTJ, ISTP
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03-14-2010, 01:26 AM	#24
Nikita Core Member [555%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 22,213	Going by Keirsey Temperaments, I'd go with SP, specifically ESTP. Just type in general, I'd go with ENTP (I'm close to it already, and I sometimes question whether I'm INTP or ENTP, so I'd choose one or the other, as a general rule). The only other NT type I'd choose is ENTJ.
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03-14-2010, 01:28 AM	#25
True Rune Core Member [201%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,063	I practically already am an INTP, so ENTP sounds good. If I had to be a guardian I'd be ESTJ.. just to see what it's like. As balanced as I am in the 4th dichotomy I am just as opposed in the 1st.
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